At the onset of the pandemic, Federal, state, and local government agencies needed to work quickly to reach disparate populations with information about COVID-19. To help address these challenges, the Federal government turned to Maximus, which has designed, developed, and delivered impactful health and human service programs for more than 40 years.

MeriTalk sat down with Lisa Slaughter, Senior Vice President at Maximus Federal Services, to take stock of how agencies utilized data and technology throughout the pandemic response, and how the lessons learned are informing new efforts to share and leverage data to improve public health.